Council of Europe

BELGRADE - A member of the Serbian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said on Friday the delegation had told EU member states that "rewarding" Pristina for its refusal to establish a Community of Serb Municipalities by admitting it to the CoE would have an effect on regional stability in the Western Balkans and the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, noting that th

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Wednesday a decision by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to back Pristina's CoE membership application was a "historically unprecedented disgrace" for the PACE.

STRASBOURG - The head of the Serbian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Biljana Pantic Pilja said on Tuesday evening the body had made a "disgraceful decision" by adopting a recommendation to grant CoE membership to the so-called Kosovo, trampling all norms of international law.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday Serbia's manoeuvring space regarding a proposal to admit the so-called Kosovo to the Council of Europe (CoE) was very small, but noted that "the truth and justice are on our side."

STRASBOURG - The Serbian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE) on Monday submitted ten amendments to the text of a recommendation to admit the so-called Kosovo to the CoE.

BELGRADE - Commenting on the latest beating of a Kosovo-Metohija Serb by Pristina's police, the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Monday beatings and arrests of Serbs were evidently "values" that were a "recommendation" for the so-called Kosovo's Council of Europe (CoE) admission.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Friday he had had good and open discussions with French special Western Balkans envoy Rene Troccaz about the situation in the region and the current geopolitical circumstances.

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Friday President Aleksandar Vucic had written to European leaders in the morning over the so-called Kosovo's potential admission to the Council of Europe (CoE), and said that showed Serbia would not surrender.

ATHENS - Quoting unnamed diplomatic sources, the Greek news agency ANA reports that Greece's position on Serbia and the so-called Kosovo remains completely unchanged.

"There has been no change of attitude, nor do we intend for there to be a change of attitude," the sources were quoted as saying.

PARIS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday evening would address various important topics including bilateral cooperation as well as Belgrade-Pristina ties and the so-called Kosovo's potential admission to the Council of Europe (CoE).